Wellington, Oct 5 NZPA - Auckland house prices showed signs of rising in September, but the number of sales remained subdued, latest figures from agency Barfoot & Thompson suggest.

Wellington, July 5 NZPA - Real estate company Barfoot & Thompson says its June sales in Auckland show the residential market is marking time, while economists see the figures as weak.

Wellington, June 3 NZPA - Tax changes in the budget aimed at property investors have produced "no sharp or immediate reaction" in the Auckland housing market.

Wellington, May 5 NZPA - Real estate company Barfoot & Thompson is reporting a big fall in Auckland residential property sales in April from March, but says the decline is a traditional pattern.

Wellington, April 7 NZPA - Real estate firm Barfoot & Thompson sold more houses in Auckland last month than it has sold in any month since June 2007. The company said today the combination of average price and sales numbers in March was the highest in two years.

Wellington, March 3 NZPA - Auckland house prices rose to their highest February average on record, while new listings reached a 23-month high at real estate company Barfoot & Thompson.

Wellington, Feb 4 NZPA - Auckland houses sold for an average $505,301 in January, down 8.6 percent on December and up 0.5 percent on January 2009, according to real estate company Barfoot & Thompson.

Wellington, Jan 7 NZPA - Activity was exceptional in the Auckland property market in December, helping boost prices to near the height of the 2007 property boom, according to the city's largest real estate firm Barfoot & Thompson.

Wellington, Dec 3 NZPA - Auckland house prices edged up 1 percent last month from October to a 23-month high average of $550,217, real estate company Barfoot & Thompson says.

Wellington, Nov 4 NZPA - Rising prices for houses and rents in Auckland, and for dairy products, are thought to be adding to pressure on the Reserve Bank to raise official interest rates earlier than planned.